( Disponible en anglais seulement ) On December 1, 2016, Gerald Chipeur, QC testified before the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Senate in Bill S-230, An act to amend the Criminal Code (drug-impaired driving). The Senate of Canada...

Sandra Gogal speaks on the marijuana landscape at MAC conference

Sandra Gogal speaks at the Merchant Acquirers’ Committee Annual Conference. She is part of a panel titled « Marijuana: Will you, can you, and should you? » covering provincial, state, and federal requirements and prohibitions directly related to the marijuana industry.

Damien Buntsma speaks at the « Marijuana in the Workplace » seminar in Vaughan

Damien Buntsma is joining Dr. Sabatino Nacson, CTO – TeknoScan System Inc and Tonya Starr, Field Service Advisor, Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium to discuss Marijuana in the Workplace. Recreational marijuana in the workplace became legal in Canada Oct 17, 2018...

Megan Young speaks on Canada’s upcoming legalization of cannabis

Megan Young is one of the panelists for Hill+Knowlton’s speaker series luncheon: « After the high, what’s next for Canada’s cannabis industry post legalization? » Moderated by Omar Khan, former Chief of Staff to Ontario’s Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, the session features...

Sandra Gogal presents « The Growing International Cannabis Industry: Insights on Canadian and Australian Markets » at the 2018 World Medical Cannabis Conference & Expo. This panel will focus on the budding market landscape in the U.S., Canada and Australia, as well...

Miller Thomson 2018 Saskatoon Construction Law Conference

Please join us on Friday, April 13, 2018, for a half day conference intended for all construction and real estate sector stakeholders and keep apprised of the most recent developments in your industry. Our speakers will discuss related industry topics...

Miller Thomson 2018 Regina Construction Law Conference

Please join us on Thursday, April 12, 2018, for a daylong conference intended for all construction and real estate sector stakeholders and keep apprised of the most recent developments in your industry. Our speakers will discuss related industry topics which...

Marijuana in the Workplace Seminar

Thomas Duke and Liza Wold host a complimentary breakfast seminar on Marijuana in the Workplace on Tuesday, June 20 2017. Join us for this informative session covering the following topics: • Introduction to Marijuana in the Workplace: Primer and Issues for Employers • Marijuana and The Duty to Accommodate...

Emerging Issues in the Workplace

Miller Thomson’s Vancouver Labour & Employment group hosts a complimentary seminar where we will discuss new and emerging legal issues in employment law relating to: Medical and Recreational Marijuana Use; Employer Liability for Bad Faith and other Damages from Improper...

Cannabis and Accommodation: Weeding out Legitimate Requests

With the legalization of cannabis, many condo corporations have recently passed provisions to prohibit the smoking of cannabis. While there has been much said about the creation of these provisions, there has been little written about the duty to accommodate....

Amy Groothuis quoted in CBC news article on the importance of an impairment policy

Legalized Cannabis: The Retail Space

Cannabis was legalized in Canada on October 17, 2018. Since legalization, there have been a number of developments in the retail sector that will be of interest to insurers and insureds. In particular, Ontario, Canada’s most populous province and an...

Cannabis and Family Law

On October 17, 2018, the Cannabis Act came into force, legalizing the recreational use, possession, and growing of cannabis in Canada, subject to some restrictions. This piece reviews implications of cannabis use in family law matters, primarily custody and access...

Changes to Cannabis Retail Licensing Announced in Ontario

The landscape of cannabis retail regulation in Ontario is evolving on a daily basis. As new standards continue to emerge in this field, it is essential that those involved in the retail, real estate, and cannabis industries stay informed of...

BC Commissioner Releases Cannabis Sales Privacy Protection Guidelines

As a result of the recent legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (the “OIPC”) published guidelines (titled “Protecting Personal Information: Cannabis Transactions”) that aim to clarify the rights and...

CSA Releases Results of Review and Guidance for Reporting Issuers in Cannabis Industry

Overview The Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) released Staff Notice 51-357 (the “Notice”) on October 10, 2018. The guidance in the Notice was based on a review (the “Review”) of 70 reporting issuers, in several different countries, operating with various...

Legal Cannabis is Here – Are Your Workplace Policies Up to Date?

After months of anticipation, on October 17, 2018, Canadians awoke to legal cannabis. Have your workplace policies been updated to reflect this new legal reality? Each province and territory has enacted legislation providing for a variety of models for retail...

Legal Cannabis is Here but my Policies are Out of Date. Am I too Late?

After months of anticipation, this morning, Canadians awoke to legal cannabis. Have your workplace policies been updated to reflect this new legal reality? Each province and territory has enacted legislation providing for a variety of models for retail and distribution,...